SOC 486: Contemporary Theory
Professor Carol Mueller
Librarian: Lisa Kammerlocher
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Research Guidance
Research Assistance Desk - 1st floor, can assist you on most questions and is open most hours the Fletcher Library is open
Ask a Librarian - A 24-hour virtual reference service
Lisa Kammerlocher, Liaison Librarian - lk@asu.edu : 602.543.8510 - e-mail me to discuss your research or to arrange a meeting in-person or on the phone.
Best Research Tools: Theories, News, Magazines
Theories - including information on Functional Theorists
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology [online through ASU]
Search functionalism or the name of a specific theorist.
Blackwell Companion to Major Social Theorists
HM478 .B583 2000 West Reference (1st floor, Fletcher Library)
Blackwell Companion to Social Theory
H61 .B4773 2000 West Reference (1st floor, Fletcher Library)
News and Magazines - including mainstream, alternative and ethnic news
Academic Search Premier
After conducting your search, select Magazines or Newspapers right above your results to remove scholarly articles.
Lexis Nexis Academic
Full text of over 5,000 newspapers, trade publications, legal periodicals, and professional journals. Includes a "Google-like" search box on the entry screen so you can use quotations to search phrases as needed. ex. "paris hilton" "driving under the influence"
AltPress Watch
Full text database of selected independent newspapers, magazines, and journals of the alternative press. Provides an alternative to mainstream media perspectives on local, national, and international issues.
Ethnic Newswatch
Full-text of ethnic, minority and native press newspapers, magazines and journals. Provides a broad diversity of perspectives and viewpoints. Represents the diversity of the American population in ways that are not seen in the mainstream media.